Preventive Measures of Environmental Problems

It is important to take steps to protect the environment.

Preventative measures must be taken to protect the environment's resources. Maintaining the environment is important to the health and safety of all who live here.

Recycling

Recycling can decrease the number of pollutants entering the atmosphere and has been linked to lessening global climate change. Decreasing the amount of raw materials an industry has to use to create new products slows the cutting down of trees and reduces gas emissions.

Water Conservation

Conserving water saves money and protects water reserves for future use. Water is necessary to the environment and makes the land habitable for all living creatures. Each person can take measures to conserve water daily by turning off the sink when water is not being used or storing rain water for daily needs such as watering a garden.

Reduce Oil Dependence

The world's dependence on oil causes serious harm to the environment. Electric cars replace vehicles with highly polluting internal combustion engines. Ethanol fuel, made from corn, reduces gasoline consumption.

References

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
• Division of Water Resources
• Oil Production and Environmental Damage

Resources

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